My ex-inlaws live down South where it's not uncommon to be bit by a brown recluse. I'm not sure if the habitat extends up to Maryland. The key symptom for a brown recluse bite is the pain. Please give your doctor a call.

Go and buy some "sting stop" from B&T. It's a homeopathic cure that works miraculously. It has echinachea and citronella in it. In lieu of that option, try a baking soda or corn starch paste. . .that means just ad a little water. . . and apply. Hope you have relief soon.

flea bites kill me - but it will go away in few days. Watch for hot redness/pus - that indicates infection. Plain old aspirin can relieve or at least lesson symptoms. Home remedies ok to try as long as they don't further damage the skin - try a paste of oatmeal, or the various others mentioned. When we were kids with itchy bites Dad always tried to distract us with other activities - and you know it worked!

Look it up on the internet so you can identify it in your yard or elsewhere. It grows wild just about all across the country. Beautiful little weed with long, wide leaves that are lightly ribbed (on the back).

Or see if you can find some in bulk if you have a local source. Or heck, order it online (I've used Penn Herbs in the past). I'm not sure if it comes in capsules (at your healthfood store) or not. Maybe

Mix a little of the dried leaf powder with anything to make a paste -- aloe vera gel or juice is good, water will work. Apply. Put a bandaid over to keep it on. Or if you've got the fresh weed (no, not that kind of weed ), macerate it to release some of the juice and apply using a bandaid or bandage to keep it on. Reapply as necessary.

We have fire ants in my neck of the woods and this remedy WORKS. And believe me, this works wonderfully, quickly, and completely after a few applications.

Edited to add: you might also take some echnacea capsules to help your immune system cope.

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